often attributive
: a game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also
: the ball used in this game
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We watched baseball on TV last night.
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Larry has covered baseball and other sports for every sports wire service along with other outlets over the past two decades.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
After watching Soto bolt to the New York Mets in free agency, many around baseball are saying the Padres won the deal considering the Yankees only got one season from the superstar while the Padres will continue to reap the benefits of the deal for years.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Larry has covered baseball and other sports for every sports wire service along with other outlets over the past two decades.
—Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
After watching Soto bolt to the New York Mets in free agency, many around baseball are saying the Padres won the deal considering the Yankees only got one season from the superstar while the Padres will continue to reap the benefits of the deal for years.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Mutant Academy: Keep Holly Alive Mutant Academy has been holding it down for the Richmond, Virginia, rap scene like Mookie Betts has the dream of the Black baseball star.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Baseball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baseball. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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baseball
noun
base·ball
ˈbās-ˌbȯl 
: a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
also
: the ball used in this game
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